Exercise library
Biceps
Cable Curl
- Primary muscle
- Biceps
- Also works
- Forearms
- Equipment
- Cable
- Movement pattern
- Elbow flexion
- Role in a program
- Accessory
How to do it
Attach a straight bar to a low pulley and grip it underhand with elbows tucked. Curl the bar up against constant cable tension, squeeze at the top, then lower under control.
Video demo coming soon.
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